A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad (Novel) - Chapter 132

Chapter 132

The root of the religious order lay in the central continent.

Because in Roxe Forest, located in the very middle of the central continent, there existed the ‘World Tree,’ the symbol of the god the religious order served.

The World Tree had once been the sacred tree that governed all the continents.

The injured were healed merely by going near it, and those who were chosen could hear the oracle of the World Tree.

But in less than twenty years after magic stones rose up, the World Tree was polluted.

“Isn’t it famous. The incident where the Pope…… beheaded the six Great Tree Wardens.”

When the World Tree was polluted, the Pope grew furious.

He sealed off the whole of Roxe Forest, and held responsible the six Great Tree Wardens who had been caring for the World Tree at the time.

Because they had failed to properly look after the World Tree, he said that they too should pay for their sins before the name of God.

The Great Tree Wardens were all beheaded like that.

Even though all of them had been great priests who held positions of archbishop, no, cardinal or above.

“That is correct. Today’s religious order tolerates not even the slightest irreverence.”

Edmund answered.

With an expressionless face, he continued speaking.

“Though the problem is that the standard for that ‘irreverence’ is vague.”

Even though blasphemy was a serious crime, the standards for judgment were not clear.

As an example of that, a few years ago in the central continent, there was a case where a young Holy Knight was publicly executed.

Even though all he had done was accidentally step on the holy robe that the Pope had dropped.

“Even so, in the Empire the religious order’s control is lighter. Holy law is emphasized, but in the end the one who rules the Empire is the Emperor. Still, if one goes to the North Continent, the situation changes.”

The North Continent was the place where the religious order’s influence was strongest today.

There, if they only had a ‘pretext,’ everything was handled according to the religious order’s will.

That meant one could be escorted to the central continent for absurd reasons, or be made to undergo a harsh investigation.

Another problem here was precisely this ‘investigation.’

The religious order would, at the drop of a hat, place restraints on the other party and torture them, or control their mind and rummage through their head.

Because of the pretext that now, when magic stones had risen and put everyone in danger, holiness must be protected more strictly than ever.

“However, Miss Tie is now here in this Talochium.”

But no matter the religious order, they could not carelessly seize someone outside the Holy Kingdom.

“On top of that, Miss Tie is not one who belongs to the religious order either, is she. Only a mercenary.”

Basto nodded.

As Edmund said, the religious order still did not have the ‘pretext’ to investigate Tie in their own way.

Of course, Agabert had no intention of making such a pretext in the future either.

Leonardo stepped in too.

“Even if the religious order contacts us again, from now on we will cut it off at our level.”

He looked around at the members.

“So remain in Talochium for the time being. No, as much as possible, do not leave Talochium. Then everything will be all right.”

* * *

Back at the mansion, Tie stopped alone in the garden instead of going inside.

Beyond the fence on the right.

He could still see the empty house next door.

‘……To think that belonged to Daddy.’

Even now, it did not feel real that he had learned Daddy’s identity.

The fact that Daddy was the commander of Trevaga felt even less like reality.

“Kid, aren’t you coming in?”

Veil asked, but Tie shook her head as if nothing was wrong.

“Tie is going to play in the yard just a little.”

“I’ll be watching through the window? Don’t go anywhere.”

“Okay!”

Only then did the members go inside.

After watching the door close, Tie went over to the fence on the right and clung smack against the railing.

His regretful eyes swept over the front yard thick with weeds.

The top window was still rattling, and now that he looked, the stone steps and railing were full of cobwebs.

“……Tie was going to go find Daddy first.”

Last night, Tie made up her mind.

‘For now, it’s a secret that Daddy is the number 1 mercenary.’

The reason was simple.

Because even if she went to find Daddy anyway, Daddy would certainly dislike Tie and keep her at a distance.

In truth, by now Tie was all right with Daddy not recognizing her.

He had already experienced that in Pearl City, and had prepared his heart for it over and over.

But that did not mean it was not sad.

Tie was afraid that if she saw Daddy not recognizing her after all, she herself would be too shocked.

‘I made myself ready, but still.’

What if Daddy said to Tie, ‘Go away!’?

What if he made a scary face and acted annoyed……?

Even imagining it already made his heart hurt too much.

The problem was what the people around Tie would think if they saw Tie like this.

“……Mister Basto and hyungs and Grandpa. They would all be super sad together.”

Tie no longer wanted to make the people around her suffer.

Ever since she had been in the Republic of Korea, Tie had always only made the adults who took care of her suffer.

‘Everyone works hard taking care of Tie. I mustn’t keep making them sad.’

If he told them Daddy’s identity, the people around him would surely feel terribly frustrated.

Veil hyung might get so worked up that he would bang his head against a tree every day.

But if he told Daddy the truth,

‘there’s no guarantee Daddy would believe it either.’

Rather, Daddy might think Tie was a strange child and keep even farther away from her.

Because if she switched positions and thought about it, Tie felt that even she would do the same.

So last night, Tie had made a tightly woven plan together with Kkamang in her own way.

First.

‘Tie is going to the North Continent! Kkamang, help me.’

First of all, he would go to the North Continent to meet Daddy.

Once he met him and saw his face, he could decide what to do next.

It also felt as though he would not be able to endure it if he did not see his face quickly.

From the second step on, he thought it would not be very difficult.

As Grandma in Unit 107 had said, life was full of ups and downs, and it turned out that a great stroke of luck that would make things easy for Tie was waiting.

‘Because Daddy is Tie’s next-door neighbor, I just have to wait at home until Daddy comes!’

That was the fact that Daddy was the owner of the house next door.

‘We already met once in the North Continent, so we already know each other’s faces, right? After that, because we’re next-door neighbors, we become close slowly.’

Just like Tie and Daddy lived like family with Grandma in Unit 107!

Tie imagined the day Daddy would someday return from the North Continent.

Daddy would surely be startled when she saw Tie.

He would say, ‘Ah! You were Astie from back then? So you were my next-door neighbor!’ and be glad.

Then Tie would pretend not to know and say, ‘This can’t be, such a coincidence……!’ and then.

‘We become the kind of people who eat snacks together!’

Since Daddy and Tie were both mercenaries, there were surely many things they could talk about.

Then, if that happened, becoming family again would be quick too, right?

Tie intended, later on, to give a subtle warning to Daddy once they had grown close.

Because, due to the law of fated return, Daddy might fall into the Republic of Korea again, so he should always be careful.

But.

An unexpected problem broke out.

Grandpa Nordix had laid down a stern warning that the North Continent was absolutely forbidden!

And not only that, even Grand Commander-nim and the Luminen misters all said the North Continent was far too dangerous.

Because the religious order was curious about the true identity of Tie, who was secretly strong.

They said that in order to be safe, it would be better not to go even near it.

“Ehuuu……”

In the end, the sigh he had held back flowed out.

With a sullen face, Tie looked up at the house next door beyond the fence.

If Tie could not go to the North Continent first, then there was now only one method left.

“I have to wait here until he comes, but……”

But since he did not know how long he had to wait, or how he should wait, it felt stuffy as though his heart were tightly blocked.

Tie had become so upset that she pursed her lips.

“He really has to come quickly……”

It was when he murmured weakly while looking at the dreary garden next door.

“I don’t think he will? The head maid says this house is for show.”

Suddenly a voice was heard from the side.

Startled, he turned his head, and before he knew it Selina was standing beside him.

With a leaf stuck to her bangs, Selina shook her head from side to side.

“They say the owner is a mercenary? They say he lets it rot as a show for the nobles. To flaunt his wealth, to say don’t look down on me, something like that. You can tell from the fact that he bought it and hasn’t come a single time in two years.”

While Tie’s mouth was falling open.

Selina’s eyes went wide.

“More importantly, where did you go for so many days? Leaving the house empty this long. I thought you had gone somewhere and waited for quite a while……”

Tie tilted her head.

“Selina, did you wait for Tie?”

And when he asked, Selina’s cheeks turned bright red.